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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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